The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-24
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of
the City of abilene, Kansas:

We, the undersigned, your petitioners being
resident taxpayers OF Abilene, a City OF the
petition your honorable body to submit to the
qualified electors OF said city, for their acceptance
or rejection, at special election 10 be ordered
by your honorable body, under and in pursuance
OF the laws of the State of Kansas, and an Act
entitled IAN Act TO authorize cities OF the first
and second classes to issue bonds for the purpose
Of aiding railroad companies in securing and
paying for lands for right-Of-Way, depot grounds
and terminal facilities" which took effect Feb
ruary Goth. 1886, the following proposition upon
the terms and conditions herein Specified tO-Wit
Shall the City OF Abilene, in the State OF Kan
SaS, aid the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Rail
way Company, (Which company proposes to con-
Struct its line of railroad into or through said
City, as hereinafter spected) in securing and pay
ing for land for right-oT-way, depot grounds and
terminal facilities, by issuing TO said company
the bonds of said city in the amount OF fifteen
thousand dollars, which said bonds shall be OF
the denomination OF one thousand dollars each,
and be payable at the fiscal agency OF the State
OF Kansas in New York City twenty-five years
from the date OF their issue, and bear interest at
the rate OF six per cent. per annum, the same to
be paid semi-annually, the interest thereon 10 be
evidenced by coupons thereto attached, payable
at said fiscal agency.
Provided, that no such bonds shall be issued to
said railway company until its line OF railroad
shall be completed and in operation through the
said City of Abilene, with suitable freight and
passenger depot and station, in said City OF abb
lene.
The forms Of ballots to be used at said election
shall be ''FOr the issuance of bonds TO the
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Com
pany" and Against the issuance OF bonds to the
Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Com
pany.'
And all the matters hereinbefore set forth hav-
ing been presented and submitted TO said Mayor
and Council in session as aforesaid, and the said
Mayor and Council having heard and seen evil
dence upon all said matters, and being fully adj
wise in the premises, do ascertain and find from
such evidence that said petition is signed by
more than twO-tifthS or the resident taxpayers OF
said city; that the said Railway COMPANY has
not received aid from said city under any former
or other act than that set forth in the petition
and that said petition sets forth the conditions
upon which it is proposed to extend such aid to
said Railway Company, and the form OF the bal
lots to be used at such election for and against
said proposition; and that said petition is In all
respects In accordance with law, and that the
conditions therein expressed are ample and
sufficient for the protection of said city,
Now, therefore, In pursuance OF the prayer of
said petition and of the statute in such case
made and provided, be IL ordained by the Mayor
and Councilmen OF the city OF Abilene
SECTION l. That the petition be and the same
is hereby granted, and that in accordance with
the PRAYER of said petition and the statutein such
case made and provided, special election be and
the same is hereby ordered and called TO be held
in said city on Tuesday, the 18th day OF April a.
ID. 1887, at which election said proposition con-
tanned in said petition, and hereinbefore set FORTH
shall be submitted TO the qualified electors of said
city, for their decision by voting by ballot there
In shall be fully in accordance, in all respects
with the terms of said petition, and the ballots
used said election shall be in the form in said
petition designated, and that notice OF said cleo
ton be given as by statute in such case made and
provided.
SEC. 2. That if a majority Of the qualified
electors voting at such election shall vote for ex-
tending to said Railway Company the aid men
toned in said petition, the Mayor and Council OF
said city, for and on behalf of said City. shall
cause the bonds Of said city, of the number TO
the amount and upon the terms and conditions ia
that behalf set forth in said petition, to be pre-
pared and signed by the Mayor, and attested by
the Clerk or said city, under the seal OF said city
and delivered to said Railway Company in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions In said
petition set forth.
SEC 8. That the Mayor make due proclama-
ton of the time and places of holding said election
to the voters OF said city, by publishing the same
three successive weeks preceding said election
as required by law, in the Abilene REFLECTOR a
newspaper published in and having a general
circulation In said city; and that in said publca-
ton shall be set forth copy OF this order.
Done by the Mayor and Councimen of the City
OF Abilene, on this 23nd day Of March, 1887.
\. W. RICE, Mayor.
Attest: j. C. ROVER, City Clerk.